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S2Ep6: Send Forth the Best Ye Breed
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In this episode Nic and Adam discuss international aid. In particular, we investigate the legacy of colonialism in aid work, the role of aid air interventions, how and when nations should intervene in other nations, and how the concept of the "white man's burden" remains relevant today. A couple of notes from the episode. At one point Adam said that China offered development loans on generous terms. In fact, they offer generous amounts of money on not particularly generous terms. Also, Nic at one point stated that the United States contributes around $1 billion dollars annualy to the United Nations budget. In fact, in 2018 (the last year for which we could find accurate data), the USA contributed $10 billion to the United Nation's budget. To prevent an the UN being more influenced by the desires of the USA than it already is, the USA is capped at providing no more than 22% of the overal UN budget.
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